Shares fall on U.S. jobs, monetary policy in focus
Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations of more easing ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, while...
View ArticleGreece Needs To Cut Spending More: EC
Greece will have to slash a further 5.5 percent of GDP in government spending in 2013 and 2014 to meet agreed fiscal targets underpinning the second international bailout for Athens, a European...
View ArticleGreek Debt Insurance Auction Underscores Investor Concern
Early bids at an auction to decide the payout due to Greek bondholders who are insured against default showed investors fear for the country's financial future even after a debt restructuring and aid...
View Article3 Things You Need To Know About Greece's Default
Developments in the two weeks since the "credit event" confirmed that the world's first test of using credit default swaps as protection involving sovereign debt turned out fairly well. But broader...
View ArticleGermany's Merkel Warns Against Greece's Exit From Euro
She added important lessons had been learned from the Greek experience, allaying fears further bailouts would be needed for other struggling Eurozone countries.
View ArticleBSE Sensex Expected to Rise by 26 Percent This Year
The BSE Sensex is likely to rise this year in spite of concerns over the government's finances and political stability. A poll conducted by Reuters indicated that BSE Sensex might gain 26 percent this...
View ArticleGreek Retiree's Suicide Spurs Protests As Experts Warn Of Austerity Strains
"A pharmacist ought to be able to live comfortably on his pension. So for him to reach the point of suicide out of economic hardship means a lot. It shows how the social fabric is unraveling," an...
View ArticleJudgment Day: Greeks Set Date for 'Debt Crisis' Election
The snap general election is expected to test Greek resolve for punishing austerity measures, and gives the parties just 24 days to prepare.
View ArticleGreek Elections: Voters Vent Anger Against Two Main Parties
Pasok and New Democracy parties failed to secure majority in the Greek parliamentary elections.
View ArticleGreek Elections: Political Logjam as Asian Markets Take Fright
The wrangle over the Greece parliament continues as the leftist Syriza party, which is seen as the favourite to form the government, failed to stike a deal with the coalition partners.
View ArticlePasok Trying to Form Coalition Government in Greece
Analysts consider the chances of third-placed Pasok slim and warn Greeks may have to vote again.
View ArticleGreece Stares at Another Round of Elections
After New Democracy and Syriza, the socialist Pasok becomes the third party to fail to form a coalition government.
View ArticleGreek Parties Meet to Discuss Coalition Government
Banks across Europe could be harmed by crisis deepening or refusal to repay debts.
View ArticleForex: What Happens If Greece Leaves The Euro?
The growing possibilities of an imminent Greek exit from the single currency bloc could drive up the value of safe-haven currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the British pound, while hurting a number...
View ArticleGreek Exit Fears Catch Up With ECB
World Bank President Robert Zoellick has been quoted as saying that the core question will be not Greece, but Spain and Italy.
View Article'Grexit' Risks Could Lead to 'Lehman Moment' in Eurozone:...
Société Générale special report delivers damning scenario of what would happen if Greece exits the Euro
View ArticleGreek Elections: ‘Grexit’ Crossroads as Voters Face Grim Choice of Euro...
As the Greek elections loom this weekend, IBTimes UK takes a look at how the event will shape up, will Greece leave the Euro and of course the battle for the public to vote for a pro-bailout party.
View ArticleWinners And Losers: Facebook, Morgan Stanley Shares Up; Greece Loses Soccer...
A list of winners and losers in the world of business and economics for the week of June 17.
View ArticleEuropean Scorecard: A Country-by-Country Guide Guide to the Debt Crisis
Outlining the politics, economics and finances of the key players in the Eurozone debt crisis
View ArticleWhy Is Former U.S. President Bill Clinton In Greece?
Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras likened his country's deep economic slump in the wake of the European debt crisis to the Great Depression of the 1930s in the U.S. while meeting with former U.S....
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